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Welcome to Mason ...

The village of Mason is located in Bayfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mason, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mason has a population of 95 people<2> (see below for details).

Mason is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mason lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mason: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Mason: 54856<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mason had an population of 95 people. This is an increase of 2.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mason had a population of 93 people. This makes Mason the county's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 93 people, the population of Mason increased 29.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 72 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mason.

Communities Also Named Mason ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Mason - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mason.

Communities near Mason ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mason.

  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Washburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
  • Benoit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Sutherland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Moquah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
  • Delta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Delta is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Marengo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marengo is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • White River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • White River is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
  • High Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • Cable
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cable is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mason. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mason.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mason. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mason.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason. See our Newspapers Page for Mason.

Adding Mason to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mason in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mason was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mason post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mason.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Bayfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mason.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mason - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Mason area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Mason area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Mason). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mason or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/